Comment by Jtsummers
3 days ago
> illegal in some locales.
In the US or elsewhere? I've known a lot of people who attended college at 16, and through friends with teenage children know even more these days. They attended (or are attending) schools in a variety of states.
I think "illegal" is a strong word. Some states don't allow it in public universities. I suspect they're fine with it at private universities.
> Some states don't allow it in public universities.
But which states? I haven't been able to find anything about states barring minors from attending universities.
Some states such as Virginia (although with an exception if the person has a high school diploma or equivalent):
https://www.vccs.edu/application-information/
To qualify for general admission to a college, you must have a high school diploma, its equivalent, or be 18 years of age or older.
Unclear whether that is statewide or just a requirement of this state institution. I suspect many of the ones that do have this age requirement also have the diploma exception.
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Not clear in the US. Some countries, such as Canada may have stricter requirements even if some wiggle room.
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Probably fair. I think there is a lot of in terms of initially starting school, skipping grades, etc. that it is practically difficult (probably more than it used to be)-and probably a lot of competitive schools that will just go NEXT on the application. More or less obviously, private schools have a lot more flexibility.